On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 75 50 .600 --
Blue Jays 75 51 .595 0.5
Yankees 71 55 .563 4.5
Brewers 68 58 .540 7.5
Red Sox 61 65 .484 14.5
Orioles 57 69 .452 18.5
Indians 48 79 .378 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 67 62 .519 --
Athletics 65 61 .516 0.5
Angels 63 64 .496 3.0
Royals 62 64 .492 3.5
Rangers 60 66 .476 5.5
Mariners 59 67 .468 6.5
White Sox 53 73 .421 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 75 51 .595 --
Mets 71 56 .559 4.5
Expos 69 56 .552 5.5
Phillies 66 61 .520 9.5
Cubs 62 62 .500 12.0
Pirates 56 71 .441 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 60 .531 --
Astros 65 62 .512 2.5
Reds 63 65 .492 5.0
Braves 55 69 .444 11.0
Dodgers 56 71 .441 11.5
Padres 52 74 .413 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Vince Coleman 3
1 Tom Foley 3
1 Tony Gwynn 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Chet Lemon 2
3 Bob Brenly 1
3 Tom Brunansky 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Lemon 4
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Greg Gagne 3
2 Jim Morrison 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Al Newman 2
3 Mike Aldrete 1
3 Bob Brower 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Teddy Higuera 2.00
2 Shane Rawley 1.67
3 John Farrell 1.40
4 Ron Darling 0.89
5 2 tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Teddy Higuera 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 10
1 Shane Rawley 10
3 Ron Darling 8
4 Dave Dravecky 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Scott Nielsen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Wade Boggs .365
3 John Kruk .337
4 Kevin Seitzer .335
5 Tim Raines .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 41
2 Mark McGwire 39
3 George Bell 38
4 Jack Clark 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 109
2 Tim Wallach 106
3 George Bell 104
3 Dwight Evans 104
5 Jack Clark 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 84
2 Billy Hatcher 49
3 Eric Davis 45
4 Tony Gwynn 44
5 Willie Wilson 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.67
2 Rick Reuschel 2.69
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.90
4 Nolan Ryan 2.90
5 Jimmy Key 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 17
2 Shane Rawley 16
2 Bret Saberhagen 16
4 Jack Morris 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 199
2 Mike Scott 198
3 Nolan Ryan 197
4 Teddy Higuera 191
5 Roger Clemens 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 33
2 Tom Henke 30
2 Lee Smith 30
4 Todd Worrell 26
5 2 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Foley .528
2 Chet Lemon .447
3 Kal Daniels .442
4 Billy Hatcher .426
5 Bill Doran .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
2 Barry Bonds 6
3 Nick Esasky 5
3 Dwight Evans 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Doran 17
1 Dale Sveum 17
3 Gary Gaetti 15
3 Billy Hatcher 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
1 Billy Hatcher 8
1 Willie Wilson 8
4 Bill Doran 7
4 Tony Gwynn 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charles Hudson 0.00
2 Greg Cadaret 0.63
3 Jim Acker 0.64
4 Scott Sanderson 0.71
5 John Farrell 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 4
2 Ron Darling 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Bob Knepper 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 30
2 Ron Darling 29
3 Nolan Ryan 26
4 Chris Bosio 25
4 Jack Morris 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
2 John Franco 4
2 Roger McDowell 4
4 Chuck Crim 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .452
2 Kevin Seitzer .413
3 Mike Greenwell .393
4 Paul Molitor .392
5 Tony Gwynn .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 14
2 Alvin Davis 10
2 Dwight Evans 10
2 Mike Pagliarulo 10
2 Larry Sheets 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 33
2 John Kruk 31
3 Dwight Evans 28
3 Ruben Sierra 28
5 5 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 23
2 Mike Felder 14
2 Tony Gwynn 14
2 Billy Hatcher 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 0.94
2 Nolan Ryan 1.95
3 Eric Nolte 1.95
4 Mike Dunne 2.12
5 Mike LaCoss 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 6
2 Zane Smith 5
2 Dave Stewart 5
4 Floyd Bannister 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 53
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Ron Darling 48
4 Bobby Witt 47
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
2 Roger McDowell 7
3 Steve Bedrosian 6
3 Chuck Crim 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .372
2 Tony Gwynn .354
3 Don Mattingly .348
4 Paul Molitor .342
5 Tim Raines .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 44
2 George Bell 42
3 Mark McGwire 41
4 Eric Davis 40
4 Darryl Strawberry 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 129
2 George Bell 121
2 Joe Carter 121
2 Dwight Evans 121
2 Gary Gaetti 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Eric Davis 63
3 Tony Gwynn 59
3 Billy Hatcher 59
3 Tim Raines 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.64
2 Rick Reuschel 2.74
3 Jimmy Key 2.74
4 Mike Scott 2.80
5 Dwight Gooden 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
2 Charlie Hough 20
3 Bruce Hurst 19
3 Dave Stewart 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 270
2 Mike Scott 269
3 Nolan Ryan 248
4 Teddy Higuera 231
5 Charlie Hough 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 44
2 Tom Henke 40
3 Dave Righetti 39
4 Lee Smith 37
5 Todd Worrell 34